Kentucky Clears Mountains of Tornado Debris; 12 Children Among 74 Dead

Kentucky Clears Mountains of Tornado Debris; 12 Children Among 74 Dead
A framed photo lies among the debris of the home in the aftermath of tornadoes in Mayfield, Ky., on Dec. 13, 2021.Gerald Herbert/AP Photo
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MAYFIELD, Ky.—Clean-up crews in western Kentucky’s devastated communities on Tuesday ramped up their Herculean task of carting away mountains of debris left by last week’s killer tornadoes as survivors huddled together for warmth and support.

In the hard-hit city of Mayfield, five families bunked together at the home of Reina Guerra Perez, swaddled in donated blankets and cooking on a fire built with scavenged wood.